Leviticus 25:36
Take no interest from him, in money or in goods, but have the fear of your God before you, and let your brother make a living among you.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
In Context
37Do not take interest on the money which you let him have or on the food which you give him.
Cross References
Exodus 22:24And in the heat of my wrath I will put you to death with the sword, so that your wives will be widows and your children without fathers.
Leviticus 25:17And do no wrong, one to another, but let the fear of your God be before you; for I am the Lord your God.
Nehemiah 5:3And there were some who said, We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt: let us get grain because we are in need.
Nehemiah 5:15But earlier rulers who were before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver; and even their servants were lords over the people: but I did not do so, because of the fear of God.
Proverbs 28:8He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.
Ezekiel 18:13And has given out his money at interest and taken great profits: he will certainly not go on living: he has done all these disgusting things: death will certainly be his fate; his blood will be on him.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:24-39
23 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. 24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. 25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. 26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it; 27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto… Read the whole commentary →